Sun Visor Hat

ABSTRACT

A durable, stretchable, collapsible, foldable, reversible, printable, washable, adjustable sun visor hat with a pair of fabric loop holes affixed to crown member above temple area for securing a pair of eye-glass, or sun-glass frames when not in use.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The history of the present invention dates back to ancient times.Headgear, headwear, headdress, is the name given to any element ofclothing which is worn on one's head and serves a variety of purposes.Such as protection (against cold, heat, rain), fashion, decoration,religious purposes, medical purposes, disguising and social.

2. Discussion of the Prior Art

Throughout the years headwear has played a definite role in society.Traditionally headwear has been designed and worn to serve specificpurposes as defined below but not limited to.

Overview of Headwear Types:

Bonnets, as worn by women and girls, were hats worn out doors which weresecured by tying under the chin and were often designed with some typeof peak or visor. Bonnets worn by men and boys are generallydisfurnished from hats by being soft and having no brim.

Caps are generally soft and often have no brim or just a peak (like on abaseball cap). For many centuries women wore a variety of head-coveringswhich were called caps. For example, in the 18th and 19th centuries acap was a kind of head covering made of a flimsy fabric; it was wornindoors or under a bonnet by married women, or older unmarried women.

A fillet or circlet is a round band worn around the head and over thehair. Elaborate and costly versions eventually evolved into crowns, butfillets could be made from woven bands of fabric, leather, beads ormetal. Fillets are unisex, and are especially prevalent in archaic torenaissance dress.

Hair covers, such as hairnets, are used to prevent loose hair fromcontaminating food or work areas. A snood is a net or fabric bag pinnedor tied on at the back of a woman's head for holding the hair. Scarvesare used to protect styled hair or keep it tidy. Shower caps and swimcaps prevent hair from becoming wet or entangled during activity.

Hats often have a brim all the way around the rim, and may be eitherplaced on the head, or secured with hat-pins (which are pushed throughthe hat and the hair). Depending on the type of hat, they may beproperly worn by men, by women or by both sexes

Modern hoods are generally soft head coverings which are an integralpart of a larger garment, like an overcoat, shirt or cloak.Historically, hoods were either similar to modern hoods, or a separateform of headgear. In medieval Europe hoods with short capes, wereextremely common, and later evolved into elaborate and adaptable hats.

Women's hoods varied from close-fitting, soft headgear to stiffened,structured hoods or very large coverings made of material over a framewhich fashionable women wore over towering wigs or hairstyles to protectthem from the elements.

The most common purpose of headgear is for protection. The most commonuse of headgear is as protection for the head and eyes. A baseball capis used by sports players to keep the sun out of their eyes, and by somechefs to keep the hair out of their food. Traditionally, silk chefs hatsare used for this purpose. A rain hat has a wide rim to keep the rainout of the wearer's face. Some traditional types of hat such as theMexican sombrero also serve this purpose.

There are also the full ranges of helmets. There are also hats that areworn for protection from the cold. These include many varieties of furhats.

Headgear is also an article of fashion. The formal man's black silk tophat was formerly an indispensable portion of the suit, and women's hatshave, over the years, attained a fantastic number of shapes. Theseshowpiece creations were created more as works of art than as practicalitems of fashion, and may be worth thousands or millions of dollars. Thehat as an article of formal wear has fallen out of fashion, though somekinds of hats other than baseball caps may be included in young people'ssubculture fashions.

Some headgear is known for its religious significance and worn forreligious practice. Observant Jewish men wear, small cloth skull-caps,because they believe the head should be covered in the presence of God.Some Jewish men wear the religious headwear at all times, others in thesynagogue. Married Jewish women wear a headscarf.

Similar to the Jewish headgear, religious head garments are worn byRoman Catholic clergy. Male Sikhs are required to wear turbans.

In Islam, the headscarf is worn by women because it is consideredmodest. Muslim men also wear a skullcap. Until more recent times, men inmost Muslim societies were rarely seen without headdress of some sort.

The black satin pillbox-shaped skullcap is worn by the Buddhist priestsin China. In earlier times, it was a very saucer-shaped, cap.

Switzerland is home to the Cup-and-Ring skullcap, a straw cap withembroidered flowers, a small pompom in the center, and velvet stripssewn round it in rings. This cap was traditionally worn by shepherds forluck and married men (for fertility).

Headgear such as crowns and tiaras are worn in recognition of noblestatus especially among royalty. Wigs are worn traditionally by judgesand barristers of Commonwealth nations. Feathered headpieces are worn byvarious Native North American and South American indigenous peoples.

A bandanna or bandana is a type of large, usually colorful, kerchief,usually worn on the head or around the neck of a person or pet and isnot considered to be a hat. Bandannas are frequently printed in manypatterns. Bandanas are most often used to hold hair back, either as afashionable head accessory, or for practical purposes:

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Regardless of the style of headwear mentioned above they were alldesigned with a specific use in mind. In accordance of the purposes ofthe present invention, as embodied and described herein but not limitedto, the present invention includes: a single piece head garment that isdurable, stretchable, collapsible, foldable, reversible, printable,washable, adjustable head wear capable of adapting to any persons head.

Another aspect of the invention is the elastic head band member fastenedto the crown member allowing the sun visor hat to fit snuggly.

Another aspect of the present invention is two fabric loops attached toboth sides of the temple area of the crown member for securing a pair ofsun glasses or eye glasses when not being worn.

Although some styles of the present invention may be considered areversible, washable fabric they also include optional attachable,detachable or alternative accessory objects. Advantages of the design ofthe present invention include but not limited an all inclusive one piecemanufactured head garment.

Related U.S. Patent Documents

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, showing the details thereof.

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view a mirror image of the right sideof the preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing thedetails thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the preferred embodiment of thepresent invention, showing the details thereof.

FIG. 4 is an isometric view of the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, showing the details thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The details of the preferred embodiment of the present invention areshown in FIGS. 1-4 of the drawings. Turning to FIG. 1, the sun visor hatgenerally comprises a reversible, stretchable elastic fabric band member5, fabric loops 6, reversible crown 7, reversible fabric covered bill 8,foam sub-structure of bill 9.

1. A durable, stretchable, collapsible, foldable, reversible, printable,washable, adjustable sun visor hat comprising of;
 2. An elastic,stretchable, adjustable sweat head-band member capable of adjustment toany head size as described in claim
 1. 3. A collapsible, foldable headwear for ease of pocket storage as described in claim
 1. 4. A shapedloop hole mirrored on opposite sides of the crown located above templearea for securing eye-glass, sun-glass frames when not in use asdescribed in claim
 1. 5. A reversible head wear worn inside or out asdescribed in claim
 1. 6. A durable head wear to withstand washing anddrying as described in claim
 1. 7. A flexible foam sub-structure visorbill as described in claim
 1. 8. A single piece manufactured sun visorhat easy to manufacture, made of recyclable denim, or cotton fabric, ororganic cotton, bamboo or hemp fabric or blends thereof and foam billsub-structure as described in claim 1.